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Spring 2013GRIDIRON MIKENew head football coach Mike Minter

2 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumniPlayers and fans celebrate the end of the first lacrosse game in Campbell University history — a 21-4 winover Kennesaw State on Feb. 23 at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek. Photo by Bennett Scarborough

A Winner InMike MinterAll eyes will be on Mike Minter asthe Campbell Camels enter the 2013football season this fall. A two-timenational champion at Nebraska and alegend on the field with the CarolinaPanthers during the last decade, Minterenters his first head coaching job at thecollegiate level with not only winningon his mind … but winning big.Page 14The Man BehindThe CameraHe’s filmed some of the world’s biggestsporting events and has worked withsome of the biggest stars. But the mostimpressive thing about Campbell alumnusCarl Heinemann is his ability to tell astory. That ability earned him his firstnational Sports Emmy in 2012.Page 24Eyes On TheHomelandDomestic Counterterrorism. CriticalInfrastructure. Catastrophic Threats. Titlesof recent Michael Bay movies, or some ofthe courses in Campbell’s new HomelandSecurity major? If you guessed the latter,you’re correct. Campbell is now the onlyuniversity in North Carolina to offer a fouryearundergraduate program in the field.Page 28Kaylin Looks OnThe Bright SideSince she was an infant, junior Kaylin Yosthas faced one hardship after another. Butthat hasn’t stopped her from becomingone of the top golfers in the Big Southconference and one of the key players ona deep Campbell women’s golf team.Page 36DepartmentsLetters to the Editor 4From the Editor 5Around Campus 6Sports Briefs 42Alumni Notes 47www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 3

2013 CASE III Grand Award WinnerSpring 2013 | Volume 8 | Issue 1PresidentJerry WallaceVice President forInstitutional AdvancementBritt DavisDirector of UniversityCommunicationsand PublicationsHaven HottelAssistant Directorof PublicationsBilly LiggettDigital ContentCoordinatorCherry CraytonGraphic and DigitalPublication DesignerJonathan BronsinkWeb Design TeamBob DryAngie BarkerFounded in 1887, CampbellUniversity is a private, coeducationalinstitution where faith and learningexcel. Campbell offers programs in theliberal arts, sciences and professionswith undergraduate, graduate anddoctoral degrees. The Universityis comprised of the College of Artsand Sciences, the Norman AdrianWiggins School of Law, the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, theSchool of Education, the College ofPharmacy & Health Sciences and theDivinity School. Campbell Universitywas ranked among the Best RegionalUniversities in the South by U.S.News & World Report in its America’sBest Colleges 2013 edition andnamed one of the “100 Best CollegeBuys” in the nation by InstitutionalResearch & Evaluation, Inc.All athletic, by accidentPossibly the biggest single event at CampbellUniversity over the last three months — interms of media exposure and overall campusbuzz, that is — was the hiring of new head footballcoach (and Carolina Panther legend) Mike Minter.As far as new programs at Campbell go, it waslacrosse that burst onto the scene in February.And the Lady Camels started out with a bang,winning its first game 21-4 before a large crowdat Barker-Lane Stadium.Even the viral video created by the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business' PGM program— a video that garnered millions of views onlineand appearances on news networks across theworld — was a golf video.Sports. Sports. Sports. It wasn't really our intentionto do a nearly all-athletic edition of CampbellMagazine ... it just sort of happened this way.Academics have been and will always be thepriority when it comes to this magazine and ourefforts to highlight Campbell University, butit doesn't hurt to have the occasional sportsthemededition ... especially when the sportsnews is as big as it's been here.In our cover story, we take a closer look atthe man who's been asked to turn aroundCampbell's football program, which finished1-10 last season. Mike Minter knows a thingor two about winning — he was a twotimenational champion as a player with theUniversity of Nebraska in the mid-90s, andhe was an on-the-field leader for the CarolinaPanthers during their lone Super Bowl run in the2003-2004 season.We also feature standout Lady Camel golferKaylin Yost, born with a condition that leddoctors to believe she may never walk andnow one of the top golfers in the Big SouthConference.There's also an Emmy-winning alum who'sone of the most sought-after videographers anddirectors in his field. Of course, in keeping withthis magazine's theme, Carl Heinemann hasbeen behind the camera at some of the biggestsporting events in the world.It's not all athletics. We also introduce youto Campbell's new Homeland Security majorand the students who are seeking a career inprotecting us from enemies abroad. Anotheralumna has launched her own online food/travelseries.But just about everything else is sports. Andwe're OK with that. This summer's CampbellMagazine will almost be entirely focused on thenew School of Osteopathic Medicine ... whichwill more than make up for the academic snubthis go-around.And, as always, you can share your story ideas— sports or not — by emailing me atliggettb@campbell.edu. I can't wait to hearfrom you.Billy LiggettAssistant Director for PublicationsEditor, Campbell MagazineShelby Cochrane @shellll_beeee: When an attorney who went to Elon tells you thatshe's jealous that you're going to Campbell's law program. #unbeatablescores

“If everybody played golf that way, it wouldn’ttake you four hours [to play one round].”— Ellen Degeneres, showing the PGM program’s“9 Putts, 1 Cup" video on The Ellen Degeneres ShowSport 365 @Sport365: A voir leurs réactions, ils ont battus un record. Les étudiants6 de@campbelledu ont rentré 9 putts en même temps.Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

aroundCampusPGM’s ‘9 Putts’video hits ‘viral’status and then someWhen Nathan Mead became president of the PGA GolfManagement Student Association at Campbell University lastsemester, he introduced a slogan that he hoped would set thetone for the group for the academic year: “Do big things.”Mission accomplished.A video that features Mead and eight other seniors in theLundy-Fetterman School of Business’ PGA Golf ManagementUniversity Program hitting nine putts into one golf hole, at onetime, went viral in February. National news organizations suchas CNN and USA Today, sports sites such as Sports Illustrated’sGolf.com and Yahoo Sports, and news stations from around theworld — from 23ABC News in Bakersfield, Calif., to ZweitesDeutsches Fernseher in Germany — picked up the video anddescribed the trick shot with plenty of superlatives. Amongthem: “improbable,” “an incredible moment,” “astonishing,”“awesome,” “impossible trick shot,” “tremendous,” “the mostimpressive shot you’ll ever see” and “the all-time trick shot.”“I can’t believe it has gotten so much attention,” Mead saidduring the first week of the video’s virality. “It’s exciting to wakeup each morning with new texts from people saying, 'I just sawthe video.'”The roots of the video go back to earlier this winter when Meadwas thinking of what he could do to bring together all thefreshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors in CUPGM, one ofonly 20 such programs in the country.The seniors in the video, with putts from 2 feet to 23 feet out,made nine putts into a golf hole after about two dozen attempts.Though the students removed the actual cup lining to make thehole deeper for all nine balls to fit, they kept the diameter ofthe hole regulation size (4.25 inches). The students calculatedthat the likelihood of making the nine putts was less than ahalf-percent.“On the PGA Tour the odds of making an eight-footer is about50/50, so for the students to be able to make all those putts isastronomical,” said Kenneth Jones, director of CUPGM.In addition to the millions who saw the video on varioustelevision programs, the original YouTube video had topped onemillion views by month’s end. — By Cherry CraytonPHOTO: The nine Campbell University students who made thetrick shot and the camera operator who recorded it. Top row, fromleft to right: Patrick Bindel, Ben Polland, Patrick Carter, MikeTurck, Matt Foster (cameraman), Nathan Mead and Jacob Wine.Bottom row, left to right: Ryan King, Taylor Ray and Mark Valenti.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 7

magazine toppublicationat case iiiCampbell University’s CampbellMagazine was named the top universitypublication and most-improved universitypublication in its division at the 2013CASE District III awards ceremony, held inAtlanta on Feb. 19.They were among the five total awardsreceived by the communicationsdepartment at the annual conferencehosted by the Council for Advancementand Support of Education.In addition to the magazine’s two grandawards, the University’s 125th anniversarybook received an award of excellence,and merit awards went to Campbell’s2012 Annual Report and campbell.edu’s“Alumni Memories” page.District III covers colleges, universitiesand private K-12 schools in NorthCarolina, South Carolina, Virginia,Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky,Alabama and Mississippi.Campbell Magazine’s Fall 2011, Spring2012 and Summer 2012 editions wereentered for judging in the "MagazineII" division (schools with enrollmentsbetween 5,000 and 15,000) in this year’scontest.The publications were produced by BillyLiggett, assistant director for publications,and designed by senior graphic designerJonathan Bronsink.Public health teams with PA students toprovide dental clinic for area's childrenNearly 100 underserved children fromHarnett County received free dental andmedical care on Feb. 2 at a clinic organizedby Campbell University’s Public Health andPhysician Assistant programs.The one-day event set up 12 dental chairsin the Harnett County Commons Area inLillington, providing free exams, cleanings,sealants and fluoride treatments for childrenwho do not have dental insurance or receiveMedicaid funding.The free clinic was held in conjunction withthe American Dental Association’s GiveKids a Smile initiative, which addresses theneed of dental care for underserved pediatricpopulations across the country.“We were the only county in our surroundingarea that did not have a Give Kids a Smiletype event,” said Tina Tseng, chair ofCampbell’s public health program. “As a newprogram, we were really happy to host thisevent for the first time, and help meet a hugeneed in our community.”In a recent report by the Pew CharitableTrusts’ Dental Campaign, North Carolinawas in the bottom five states for school-baseddental sealant treatment programs.The clinic was a collaborative effortwith High House Pediatric Dentistry ofCary, Dentalworks Pediatric Dentistry ofFayetteville, Central Carolina CommunityCollege, the N.C. Oral Health Section,the Harnett County Health Department,and the N.C. Dental Society’s Missions ofMercy. More than 100 students from fiveuniversities volunteered, and an estimatedvalue of $60,000 in dental services wasprovided, including placement of more than250 sealants.In addition to dental care, Campbell’s publichealth and PA students provided medicalscreenings and educational programs coveringnutrition and oral hygiene.“We had six health education and assessmentstations set up,” said Kristina Wolfe, afirst-year public health student who helpedcoordinate the event. “Families were led by avolunteer to each station as well as the dentalservices station.”Campbell’s public health and PA programsalready have plans to host Give HarnettKids a Smile again next year. They hope toexpand the dental and medical services toprovide the community with more access topreventative care.Photo: Thomas Notto, first-year PA student atCampbell, learns how to apply fluoride varnishduring the free dental and medical clinic inHarnett. (by Andrea Pratt)Jenny Hughes @jennyhughesx3: Only @campbelledu would my professor email me to remind8 Spring 2013me about an assignment because he knows it must have slipped my mind. #campbelltouchwww.campbell.edu/alumni

around CampusJames Demmel @jtdemmel: @campbelledu after spending the weekendat this ethics bowl I've come to one conclusion: Campbell has the bestprofessors, hands down.State ethics bowlcomes to CampbellCampbell Law School hosted 18 schoolsin February for the second annual NorthCarolina Independent Colleges andUniversities Ethics Bowl, a competition thatfocuses on ethics in leadership, decisionmaking,interpersonal relationships and otherissues in today’s society.“Ethics Bowl offers our students anextraordinary opportunity to dialog with othertop-notch students from around the stateon real-life moral dilemmas,” said Campbellassociate professor of theology and philosophyAdam English, who also heads Campbell’sethics team. “In addition to that, they makeinvaluable connections with Raleigh businessleaders who volunteer their time to serve asjudges and moderators.”Big concerts coming to the creek this springBuies Creek has seen its fair share of bigmusic acts in the last 40-plus years (whocan forget Billy Preston in 1974 or Weird AlYankovich in ’93?).This spring, two big names have CampbellUniversity on their spring concert tours.American Idol winner Phillip Phillips will playTurner Auditorium on April 2, and rockersThe Goo Goo Dolls will play the John W.Pope Jr. Convocation Center on April 17.Phillips, the 21-year-old singer/guitaristwhose debut single “Home” hit the BillboardHot 100 Top 10 list with 278,000 downloadssold, is the second Idol champ to perform inBuies Creek. Season 7 winner David Cookplayed a sold-out show at Campbell in 2009.The Goo Goo Dolls, known for hits like"Iris," "Slide" and "Name," hit the bigtimein 1995 with the album "A Boy NamedGoo,” which sold more than two millioncopies. The band hit its peak in 1998 with"Iris," which spent 18 weeks at No. 1 on theBillboard charts.Middle Grades Program earns state honorLorae Roukema describes the teacherpreparation program for middle grades shedirects in Campbell University’s School ofEducation as “small but mighty.”That might has led Campbell’s MiddleGrades Program to be honored with the firsteverTeacher Preparation Program to WatchAward for North Carolina’s Eastern Region.Given by the North Carolina Middle SchoolAssociation and the N.C. Professors ofMiddle Level Education, the peer-nominatedaward recognizes excellence of middlegrade academic programs and the efforts offaculty and graduates to advance the aims ofexemplary middle grade education.“This is an honor,” said Roukema, anassociate professor of education at Campbell.“We were up against a lot of schools in theregion that have big education departments,so for us to actually win the award makes iteven more special.”Other universities in the same region asCampbell include East Carolina University,North Carolina State University, theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hilland the University of North Carolina atWilmington.Website Gets FaceliftBig changes made to campbell.eduin late January included centeralignment,easier browsing for mobiledevices and tablets, improveddrop-down menus, quicker accessto the school’s social networks, asports news feed, an improvedevents calendar and an overall moreaesthetically pleasing look, accordingto Bob Dry, the University’s head webdesigner and administrator.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 9

Law Schoolin top tierof nationalrankingCampbell Law School moved into thetop tier for law schools and collected itshighest ever ranking as released by U.S.News & World Report in March.The ranking is included as a part of thepublication’s Best Graduate Schools 2014guidebook, published in April.“This is a proud day for Campbell Lawand Campbell University,” said CampbellLaw Interim Dean Keith Faulkner. “Thisranking is further proof of the continuedupward trajectory of the law school, aswell as the strong foundation that hasbeen built over time by countless faculty,staff, students and graduates since ourfounding in 1976.”Previously unranked, Campbell is listedas 126th out of the 149 ranked schools.Campbell Law ranked high in severalmetrics comprising overall rankingsincluding student/faculty ratio, theschool’s bar passage rate, and thenumber of graduates employed ninemonths after graduation with a full-timejob lasting at least a year for which barpassage was required or a J.D. degreewas an advantage.Of the seven law schools in NorthCarolina, Campbell Law stands as oneof four institutions ranked inside the toptier. The other three include Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest.Campbell University students loaded an entire dumpster full of debris and dirt at a home in Howards Beach,N.Y., heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Photo courtesy of Faithe Beam.A spring well spentCampbell students spend Spring Break helping victimsof Hurricane Sandy in New YorkIt had been over four months sinceHurricane Sandy slammed the East Coastwhen a team from Campbell Universitytraveled north for Spring Break to lend ahelping hand to those who still needed one.The trip was an eye-opener for studentRedonno Carmon, who was surprised at thecondition of not only some of the homes andbusinesses hit hard by the mammoth storm,but the difficulty of getting one’s life back ontrack after such a disaster.“If a tragedy isn't ‘close to home,’ we tendto forget that those people are still puttingtheir lives back together,” said Carmon, ajunior. “They are still trying to rebuild aswe go on with our lives. God taught me theimportance of being active physically or inprayer for those who have been dealt thedifficulty of life, whether it's been days ormonths.”Carmon and nearly a dozen other Campbellstudents joined Campus Minister FaitheBeam in New York in March for a week ofwork on hurricane-damaged homes withthe North Carolina Baptist Men, a groupknown for its volunteer work followingnatural disasters. Another group of studentsspent Spring Break in Honduras buildingpilas, or sheds used to wash clothes or housebathrooms, for poor families.Beam, who leads a group to work andminister in East St. Louis each December,said God steered her toward choosing NewYork as a mission destination this year; andupon seeing the damage in Newport, N.Y.,she instantly realized their work was needed.Peyton Bingham @pebingham … I can't wait to hear how God moves through the10 Spring 2013@campbelledu group headed to Honduras! #prayingforyall #Godshandsandfeet #proudofyallwww.campbell.edu/alumni

around Campus“There are still many without insurance orwho simply haven’t had time to rebuild sincethe storm,” she said. “The family we helpedin Howards Beach [near Queens] … thehusband was an NYPD officer and the wifewas a nurse. They’d spent all this time helpingothers and not focusing on their own needs.”Beam and her crew spent an entire daymoving dirt from their home, filling anentire large dumpster with dirt and debrisfrom the couple’s back yard. At anotherhome, they spent multiple days doing acomplete tear-out, removing walls, sheetrock,ceramic tiles and studs damaged by theflooding and days of standing water.Hard work. And hardly a typical SpringBreak.“The whole experience taught me I amtougher than I thought,” said juniorCourtney West. “I continued to work andpress forward even though I was tired andsore.”It was West’s second mission trip withCampbell. For Carmon, who has volunteeredlocally with Campus Ministry several times,it was his first week-long mission trip.“There is an overwhelming peace in gettingaway from the noise and serving someonewho really needs it,” he said. “I found outhow much joy and clarity of mind there is indoing that type of service.”Justin McKoy and Mary Beth Smith perform a scene from “The Fastest Woman Alive,” presented by the Fine ArtsDepartment in February. “Alive” tells the story of Jackie Cochran, the first woman to break the sound barrier andfounder of Women Air Force Service Pilots, or WASP. Cochran became a mentor to both Amelia Earhart andChuck Yeager, and to this day she holds more flight records than any man or woman who ever lived.Pharmacy school launches mobile appCampbell University’s College of Pharmacy& Health Sciences released a new mobileapplication for Android and Apple productsin February. The free app for smartphonesand tablets offers instant access to news,videos and information about the College.The CPHS app connects prospective studentsto admissions criteria about the College’s nineacademic programs and six dual-degree options.“As technology changes, apps are becominga prevalent way to communicate withothers,” said Brenda Blackman, director ofrecruitment and retention at CPHS. “Wecreated our app to help with recruitingefforts, but also as a resource for currentstudents, faculty, staff and alumni becauseit is a universal way to connect with ouraudience.”Environmental sciences professor Michael Larsen (far right) led a group of students through the woods and naturetrails surrounding Campbell University in January collecting trash as part of the university's Week of Service, anannual event held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The clean-up effort lasted throughout the week, oftenin sub-freezing temperatures.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 11

PhysicalTherapy takingapplicationsCampbell began accepting studentapplications in early February for its newDoctor of Physical Therapy program,anticipated to start spring 2014 (pendingaccreditation approval).The program will accept between 32 and 40students for the first class. Those interestedin becoming a part of that first class haveuntil Nov. 1 to submit their applications.Over the next decade, millions of citizensare expected to gain access to healthcare services, which include physicaltherapy, due to changes in healthcarelaws and delivery. With this new accessto care, physical therapy positions areprojected to increase 40 percent by 2020.Campbell’s new program aims to helpfill this need. The 36 month, full-timeprogram at Campbell is dedicated todeveloping independent, autonomouspractitioners who function as part of acomprehensive inter-professional healthcare team, with an emphasis on care inrural communities.“Campbell is in a unique position toinfluence physical therapist retentionrates in rural North Carolina by providingnecessary health care access to thoseregions,” said Dr. Greg Dedrick, directorof Campbell’s DPT program.Students will spend the first two yearsapplying classroom knowledge withhands-on training. The final year will focusprimarily on clinical training in health carefacilities throughout North Carolina, thesoutheast region and the nation.Med school announces big partnershipSix months before it’ll open its doors tostudents, Campbell’s School of OsteopathicMedicine announced in February apartnership with Southeastern Health andthe Regional Medical Center in Lumbertonto offer medical training opportunities forstudents.The agreement is one of several academichealth center partnerships between thenewly formed medical school and majorhealth care institutions in the region.The partnership with Southeastern Healthwould involve training opportunities forthird- and fourth-year Campbell medicalschool students, with additional residencyprograms provided post-graduation.Students and residents would have theopportunity to train alongside primary carephysicians at Southeastern Regional MedicalCenter as well as primary care physiciansand specialists throughout SoutheasternHealth's network of 40 clinics.The Campbell University School ofOsteopathic Medicine will open to its firstclass of 150 students in August. Studentswill spend the first two years learning onthe Harnett County campus in state-of-theartsimulation labs before being assignedto training opportunities in regionalcommunity hospitals.Dr. John Kauffman, dean of the School ofOsteopathic Medicine, said this model isideal for training primary care physicians,particularly physicians who will practice inrural and underserved areas.“By placing our students in communityhospitals for their third and fourth years andhaving residency programs available once theygraduate, we believe it will enable our studentsto put down roots and become the nextgeneration of physicians who practice in thiscommunity,” said Kauffman. “These studentswill be your pediatricians, your family doctors,your internists, your surgeons, your OBGYNsand your emergency medical physicians.”COMING THIS SUMMERThe award-winning Campbell Magazine will pull the curtainback on the University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine,which will open its doors for students this August. Our specialedition will focus on the students, the faculty, the curriculum,the building and everything that went into creating NorthCarolina’s first medical school in 35 years.Phil Hardy @DrPhilTheThrill: Found an old video of the Cardboard Boat Race at CU.12 I love @campbelledu and small school creativity!Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

around CampusQ&A WITH THE LUPTONSHow did the moveto Colombia comeabout?Andrew: We both had individuallyromanticized about doing missions inLatin America and thought that wassomething we would do as a marriedcouple later. But things lined up ina way that it was clear to us that weneeded to go to Latin America now.Photos by Bennett ScarboroughAndrew & Kate LuptonDiscipling the next generationBy Cherry CraytonCampbell alumni Andrew ('08 MBA) andLaura Kate Lupton ('04) had thought aboutdoing mission work in Latin America as amarried couple years down the road. But thingslined up in such a way, they say, that theyneeded to go now.Andrew met Laura Kate while playing mudvolleyball at Campbell University. He was inthe Lundy-Fetterman School of Business’ 3/2program, and she was a piano pedagogy major.She also was Presbyterian, she loved bluegrassmusic and she had a heart for Latin America.“That was right up my alley,” said Andrew, who’soriginally from Clyde, N.C. They married in2005. After Andrew finished his MBA fromCampbell in 2008, the couple moved to St.Louis. There, Andrew earned his Master ofDivinity from Covenant Theological Seminary,and Laura Kate taught music at an elementaryschool for three years. Then they joinedGlobal Youth & Family Ministries, a churchplantingorganization, and were based in Cary,where Laura Kate grew up attending PeacePresbyterian Church. In December, the coupleand their 1-year-old son, Fox, moved fromCary to Bogotá, Colombia, to begin a four-yearcommitment with GYFM. They’re workingwith a church-planting missions team and servemissionary families."GYFM’s mission is to serve the global churchby engaging the emerging generation with thegospel," Andrew said. "We are the primaryresources for the missionary kids we havestationed throughout Latin America. We visitthem; disciple them; host them in Colombia;take them on mission trips — things that willhappen to 'normal kids' in a church’s youthprogram in the States, except we’re be pullingthat off on an international level."Laura Kate: Our team is working onplanting five churches there. One ofthe biggest challenges they face is nothaving people who are comfortableleading music. Instead of havingworship leaders, they have a glorybox. You plug in the number of thehymn, and the box plays a synthesizedversion. For a lot of people, anddefinitely for young people, that’s notattractive. One of our team’s visions isto start a music school there.How has Campbellhelped prepare youfor these missions?Andrew: Campbell’s business schoolgave me a good framework. I learnedhow institutions work and how tomanage people, and it was throughthat process that I fell in love withpastoring people. I stuck around andgot the MBA because I had seen a lotof pastors mismanage resources, bothfinancial and human. I wanted to besomeone who could serve the churchby being an effective and efficientmanager. To learn how to shepherdpeople, I went to seminary.Laura Kate: As far as being preparedto teach in a cross-cultural musicschool, I was given the tools to do thatat Campbell. My education in musicwas fantastic. I saw the importance ofone generation pouring into the nextgeneration; and a lot of professors,especially those in the musicdepartment, modeled how to do that.I experienced a lot of patience andgentleness, and I find myself tryingto emulate them when I’m teachingmusic.Read the entire interview at campbell.edu/magazinewww.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 13

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SPIRIT, PASSIONAND A WILL TO WINRight away, Mike Minter knew his footwas broken.With just over a quarter remaining inthe biggest football game of his life, and withhis Carolina Panthers trailing a New EnglandPatriots team looking to start a dynasty, thePanthers’ safety hit tight end Daniel Graham— who outsized Minter by 5 inches and 60pounds — with everything he had six yardsfrom the end zone to prevent a score.The collision was violent. But it was themoment before impact — Minter plantinghis foot into the artificial turf at Houston’sReliant Stadium — when the pain hit.“I felt a pop,” Minter recalls nine years later.“When you’re playing and the adrenaline isflowing in a game like that, you don’t feelthe pain. When the play’s over? Ha … it wasthrobbing. Go back and watch it again, and youcan see me hobbling around after every play.“It was pretty bad.”When sharing the legend of Mike Minter— the Carolina Panthers’ all-time leaderin tackles, fumble recoveries and defensivetouchdowns — it’s paramount to mentionhis performance in Super Bowl XXXVIII in2004. Six of his career-high 18 tackles in thatgame came after the broken foot, and hisperformance helped the Panthers nearly pulloff one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowlhistory (the Patriots won on a last-secondfield goal).Minter remembers telling the trainers tosimply tie his shoe tighter after the break. Heeven refused painkillers, relying instead onthat adrenaline to get him through.Passion. Grit. Heart. Leadership. These arebut a few of the adjectives used to describenot only his career-defining game, but theentirety of Mike Minter’s nine-year NFLcareer.And those words found their way to BuiesCreek on Nov. 27, the day Minter was namedhead coach of Campbell University’s footballprogram.“Mike’s spirit, passion and will to winwere evident to me from our very firstconversation,” Campbell Athletic DirectorBob Roller beamed before a packed room onthe day of the announcement.“I am convinced that Campbell Universityand Camel football is about to experience atransformational change.”‘RUN THROUGH A WALLFOR THE MAN ...’It's early February ... almost nine years tothe day of his Super Bowl experience — andnearly three months since being tabbed toturn around Campbell’s struggling footballprogram. Minter is still settling into hissomewhat bare office that looks out over theunder-renovation Barker-Lane Stadium.It’s the day after Super Bowl XLVII — a nailbiterbetween the 49ers and Ravens muchlike the one he played in — and Minter isasked what he remembers most about playingon the ultimate stage. His answer has nothingto do with a broken foot.“The disappointment that we didn’t get itdone,” Minter says, his smile giving way toclenched teeth. “You have fond memoriesof preparation, all the games that led to it,running out of the tunnel and other things16 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

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1974Mike Minter is born onJan. 15 in Cleveland,Ohio.1984Living in Oklahoma,9-year-old Minterfalls in love with theUniversity of Nebraskawhile watching theOrange Bowl againstMiami.1992Minter earns ascholarship to playfootball at Nebraskaand redshirts hisfreshman year.1995Minter returns fromknee surgery tostart every game forNebraska and recordssix tackles in the 96Fiesta Bowl. Nebraskawins its second nationaltitle in two years.1990199520001991As a senior at LawtonHigh School inOklahoma, Minterleads the state’s largestclassification in rushingwith 1,589 yards and21 touchdowns. He alsoaverages 21 points pergame for the school’sbasketball team.Academically, he makesthe National HonorSociety.19931994Minter plays every game as a backup safety for theBig 8 champion Cornhuskers, who lose the OrangeBowl to Florida State. Also that year, Mike isintroduced to his future wife, Kim, on a blind datein Lincoln, Neb. They marry soon after.Now a starter, Minter’sseason is cut short twogames into the seasonwhen he tears his ACL.Nebraska wins its firstnational title since1971.1996Minter is named to theFirst Team All Big 12squad after recordingfive interceptions and51 tackles during hissenior year. Nebraskafinishes 11-2 and beatsVirginia Tech in theOrange Bowl.1997Minter is picked in thesecond round (the 56thoverall selection) bythe Carolina Panthers.He’s named the startingsafety six games into hisrookie season.like that. But when I look back, it’s alwaysthat field goal at the end of the game thatbeat us. The first thing that comes to yourmind after that is you were so close, and youdidn’t get it done.”Minter “got it done” twice as a safety andlinebacker at the University of Nebraska,which won two national championships inthe mid-90s during his time there. And hehopes his time at Campbell — his first gigas head coach on the collegiate level — leadsto unchartered territory for a program thatreturned to football only five years ago.Namely, Minter wants wins. And a PioneerLeague title. And a shot at the FCS playoffs.“The only way to grade my time here willbe by wins and losses,” he says. “That’s howI grade myself. I want Campbell in Year 1to have a winning record and compete for aleague title. I don’t want us to be a laughingstock … I want teams to fear us.”Getting the right coaches and players in willgo a long way toward winning, Minter says.He also wants players who will raise the teamGPA and players willing to pitch in and helptheir community (something else that’s alwaysbrought up when people speak of Minter’stime with the Panthers).He takes over a Campbell program comingoff its worst season since returning to footballin 2008. A year after its first winning record,a 6-5 campaign under coach Dale Steele, theCamels dropped to 1-10 in 2012 and 0-8 inleague play.In three months, Minter has molded acoaching staff and in February announcedhis first signing class, a class that got theattention of some in the state for Minter’sability to land big names despite Campbell’sstatus as a non-scholarship football program.“We’ve definitely hit the ground running,”says Minter, who left Liberty University asan assistant under Turner Gill to come toCampbell. “I wasn’t coming into this jobblindly, by any means. I watched what CoachGill had to go through at Liberty, and I’vetalked a lot with him about what it takes to18 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

2001 2002Under new head coachJohn Fox, the Panthersimprove to 7-9.The Panthers lose afranchise-record 15games in a row andfinish 1-15.2004The third seed in the NFC playoffs, the Panthersearn their first Super Bowl berth in February.Minter records a career-high 18 tackles in thePanthers’ 32-29 loss to the New England Patriots.He breaks his foot on the second-to-last play of thethird quarter, but remains in the game to record sixtackles in the fourth quarter.2009Minter declares he is consideringa run for the U.S. House ofRepresentatives, but ultimatelydecides against running. He wins aNorth Carolina state title as headcoach of First Assembly ChristianHigh School near Charlotte.2005 2010 20152003The Panthers finish theseason 11-5 and win theNFC South.20062007Minter is inductedinto the University ofNebraska Football Hallof Fame.Minter announces hisretirement from theNFL in August. In10 seasons with theCarolina Panthers,Minter is the franchise’sall-time leading tackler(790) and ranks thirdall-time in interceptions(15) and first all-time indefensive touchdowns(4) and fumblerecoveries (8).20112012Minter spends oneseason as an assistantcoach at Johnson C.Smith University inCharlotte.Minter spends oneseason as the specialteams coach at LibertyUniversity. A few weeksafter the season ends,he accepts the job ashead football coach atCampbell University.start off right with a program.”The first thing Minter did with the playersleft over from that 1-10 squad was sit downwith every single one of them … more than90 students in all. That task took weeks, butMinter calls the meetings “fun,” and says itwas necessary to move forward.“I got to look into their eyes, and they lookedback at mine. I hope they saw the kind ofcoach I’m going to be,” he says. “These guyswant direction. They want energy. They wantto be taught.”One thing that surprised Minter about histeam was its closeness.“Everyone said this football team wasa family,” he adds. “It’s a great familyatmosphere around here. You don’t normallyget that coming off a 1-10 season. Younormally see bickering and fighting. So Idon’t think I really have to focus on building‘family’ here … we already have it.”As Minter stated in his press conference backin November, he knows a thing or two aboutwhat it takes to rise to the top after a dreadfulseason. On his first day on the job, Minterrecalled the Panthers’ 1-15 season in 2001, aseason when the team lost 15 in a row afteran opening day win. The following season,under new head coach John Fox (now headcoach of the Denver Broncos), the Panthersimproved to 7-9; and in 2003 went 11-5 andstormed through the playoffs in January 2004to earn the franchise’s only Super Bowl berth.From 1-15 to NFC champs in two seasons… it’s an experience Minter can point towhen he’s tasked with proving to a recruitthat Campbell can turn its program aroundand do it quickly.“At the end of the day, that’s what life is allabout … learning from your experiencesand sharing those experiences so others canrelate,” Minter says. “It’s one thing to cometo Campbell and say I’ll help you get from1-10 to a league championship. It’s anotherthing to be able to tell them I was in the sameboat; and yes, we made it to the Super Bowl.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 19

the early '90s, says his playing experiencemeans a lot to recruits and their parents.“It means a lot to them that I’ve been there… that I was on two national championshipteams and that I played on Sunday,” Mintersays. “More importantly, they see my visionof where this program can go, regardless ofwhere we’re at or where we’ve been. I don’tmake any bones about it … I want to coachthese kids for the next level. I want guysdrafted. I want them striving for the nextlevel. When I took over the head coachingjob at [First Assembly Christian Academyin Concord], we went from having no guysrecruited to 12. We’re going to get it done.”‘IN AWE OF THE TREES’Mike Minter was in the third grade the firsttime he put on shoulder pads and a helmet.“I just knew,” he says, recalling the moment.“It’s not a feeling I can describe, but I knew Iwas at home. I knew I was going to love thisgame.”“I got to look into their eyes, and they lookedback at mine. I hope they saw the kind of coachI’m going to be. These guys want direction.They want energy. They want to be taught.”You get more credibility when you’ve walkedthe walk.”It’s likely that credibility played a big partin Campbell’s 16-man signing class, whichincluded two highly touted quarterbacks —Middle Creek High School’s David Salmonand Brian Hudson, a transfer from Libertywho started two games for the Flames in 2012.Salmon, who threw for 3,303 passing yardsand a school-record 36 touchdowns as asenior for Middle Creek (located in Apex)and was named his conference’s Player ofthe Year in 2012, said he was consideringCampbell even before Minter’s hire; but hewas sold after just his first phone conversationwith the coach.“Just on the phone, he brings an energythat just makes you want to go run througha wall for the man,” says Salmon, whosefather was a punter at N.C. State and playedprofessionally for the Minnesota Vikings.“His fire, energy and love for the game weresomething I wanted to be a part of. He reallywants to turn the program around, and I’mexcited to be a part of starting a new era ofCampbell football.”Minter, who himself was highly recruitedcoming out of high school in Oklahoma inBy the time he hit high school in Lawton,Okla., Minter’s athletic gifts were apparent.In football, he twice led Lawton to thesecond round of the playoffs as a runningback; and in his senior year in 1991, he ledthe state of Oklahoma with 1,589 yardsrushing and 21 touchdowns. In basketball, heaveraged 21 points per game as a guard.All that, and he made the National HonorSociety.In 1992, Minter was one of three Oklahomarecruits to sign with the University ofNebraska and legendary head coach TomOsborne. Despite just about everybody elsein the state bleeding Sooner crimson, Minterhad eyed Nebraska ever since watchingOsborne’s bunch play the classic 1984Orange Bowl, where the unbeaten Huskerslost to Miami, 31-30. After that game,Minter would spend the next eight yearslearning all he could about Nebraska andCoach Osborne.“Coach Osborne is the greatest man I know,hands down,” Minter says. “The thing he had… he had a personal touch with every singleplayer. He genuinely cared for them. And itwas more than just football … he cared abouttheir grades, their lives. He just understood20 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

how to be real with everybody, and thosethings are what I definitely take from him.”Minter said Osborne also taught his team tobe physical. At 5-10, 190 pounds, Minterwas smaller than the prototypical safety/linebacker for a big-time college footballprogram. But under Osborne, Minter wasa fierce hitter and ball hawk who rackedup several “player-of-the-week” and allconferenceawards, especially during hissenior year in 1996.Minter was a sophomore and tore his ACLduring Nebraska’s national title run in1994 and started every game during itsrepeat title year in 1995. In his senior year,Nebraska went 11-2 and won the OrangeBowl. Those teams saw big names likeHeisman Trophy candidate Tommy Frazierand NFL stars Ahman Green, GrantWistrom, Chris Dishman, Jason Peter,Zach Wiegert and Lawrence Phillips.“A lot of us went on to play in theNFL,” Minter says. “It was fun. Wewere just dominant. We walked ontothat field, and we knew we were goingto beat you. And they knew it, too.”Minter says he started thinking aboutthe NFL after watching some of theNebraska upperclassmen get draftedduring his freshman and sophomoreyears … players he thought privately hewas better than. Minter’s call to the NFLcame in 1997 when he was selected inthe second round (56th overall) by theCarolina Panthers, a team that had justcome into existence two years prior. Theteam’s newness, in addition to Minter’slife spent mostly in the midwest, meanthe knew very little about the Panthers,the city of Charlotte or the state of NorthCarolina on draft day.“I knew Michael Jordan played there and wasfrom there, but that’s about it,” Minter sayswith a laugh. “But I was anxious to get thereand see what it was like. And nervous …very nervous. I had a lot of different feelingsheading there.”Of all the things that could have an earlyimpact on Minter’s NFL career, what heremembers most about North Carolinaearly on were the trees. And the hills.Coming from the flatlands of Nebraska andOklahoma, Minter said he’d never seen somany trees.“It was weird, but I was in awe,” Minter says.“It’s something I’ll always remember. I justcouldn’t believe how many there were andhow nice it was.”Apparently, it was a nice thing to focus on.Just six games into his rookie season, Minterbecame the Panthers’ starting safety, a titlehe would hold for the next 10 seasons. Heended his career as the Panthers’ all-timeleading tackler (790), and he currently standsthird in all-time interceptions with 15 (fourof which he returned for touchdowns, whichis still a team record). His name is routinely2013 FOOTBALLSCHEDULEAll kickoff times to beannounced at a later dateAug. 31: @ CharlotteSept. 7: ViRginia-WiseSept. 14: Charleston SouthernSept. 28: @ ValparaisoOct. 5: Morehead State(Family Weekend)Oct. 12: @ ButlerOct. 19: JacksonvilleOct. 26: Mercer(homecoming)Nov. 2: @ StetsonNov. 9: MaristNov. 16: @ Davidsonmentioned when all-time Panther squadsare announced, and Minter’s charity workin Charlotte during his playing days has alsomade him a fan and community favorite overthe years.“One of my goals coming into the league wasto play for one football team,” says Minter.“To play that long in the NFL for one team,you have to be consistent, you have to be alittle lucky and you have to be loyal. I fell inlove with Charlotte and North Carolina. Ihad opportunities to play elsewhere, but thiswas it for me. I knew it all along.”Retirement in his mid-30s meant a crossroadsfor Minter, who dabbled with politicsand invested in and started a handful ofbusinesses in those first few years post-NFL.One thing was certain … he was not going tobecome a football coach.“I just didn’t want to be that guy,” he says. “Iwas running away from what I knew I wascalled to do. Politics, nonprofits, businesses,public speaking … those are the routes Ichose to go.”But in 2008, a friend of his who served asathletic director for First AssemblyChristian Academy near Charlotte askedMinter if he’d consider becoming thehead of football operations. Minteraccepted, telling himself it was justas much about business as it wasfootball (plus it had nothing to do withcoaching); but soon after his hiring,FACA’s coach resigned. That year,Minter took over as coach.“I took the job, and of course, Iimmediately fell in love with it,” he says.“I knew I would, but at that time, like Isaid, I didn’t want to be that guy.”In three years, Minter posted a 35-4combined record at FACA and tookhis team to two state championships.He left the high school level to becomespecial teams coordinator at Johnson C.Smith University in Charlotte. Again,he left his mark. In 2010, JCSU wasranked 137th in the nation in puntreturn average, and after one year withMinter, it was ranked fifth nationally.That one year led to a spot on CoachGill’s staff as special teams coordinatorat Liberty University. At Liberty, Mintercoached three athletes to all-Big Southspecial teams selections.But even before he joined Liberty, Minterwas hoping a head coaching job would be inhis near future. At Johnson C. Smith, he seta goal of being a head coach in five years. Onthe day he accepted the job at Campbell, he’ddone it in three.“When I got the call, I was ready,” Mintersays. “I remember walking out onto the fieldwith five weeks left at Liberty and knowingin my heart I was ready. Five weeks later,Campbell called.”www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 21

‘I MIGHT HITSOMEBODY’Coaching was in the spotlight of this year’sSuper Bowl with Jim and John Harbaughbecoming the first brothers to ever face eachother as head coaches in the big game.Watching Jim Harbaugh on the sidelinesfor the San Francisco 49ers was inspiringfor Minter for a different reason. Just nineyears ago — months after Minter’s SuperBowl — Harbaugh was named head footballcoach at the University of San Diego. USD,like Campbell, is a member of the PioneerFootball League. In Harbaugh’s first seasonat USD, he went 7-4. The following season,the Toreros were 11-1 and Pioneer Leaguechampions. They followed up in 2006 withanother 11-1 record and another PL title.Like Minter, Harbaugh had a successfulcareer in the NFL as a player. Also likeMinter, he spent a few seasons as an assistantcoach after his retirement before landingat USD. That job led to the top spot atStanford; and four seasons later, Harbaughwas in the NFL.“It gets me excited,” Minter says. “You’rewatching the guy coach in the Super Bowl,and guess what? He started in the PioneerLeague. Not a ton of people know whatTOP PHOTO: Mike Minter addresses the media and fans during the press conference announcing him as Campbell'snew head football coach in December. BOTTOM: From left to right, Minter's daughter McKenna, his wifeKim, daughter Brianna and son Isaiah. Not pictured is his oldest son, Mike Jr.the Pioneer League is … but I think it’sa great league. When I tell people aboutHarbaugh, they get it. His story definitelygives you hope that you can get it done fromanywhere.”Campbell’s first game in 2013 will holda lot of meaning for Minter, and not justbecause it’s his first as a head coach. OnAug. 31, Campbell University will travel toUNC-Charlotte for that football program’sfirst-ever game. It’s a program that Minterwas a big ambassador for and a program thatseriously considered Minter for head coachbefore it instead went with Brad Lambert.Charlotte will spend its first two seasons inthe FCS with Campbell before moving tothe FBS with larger programs in 2015.Minter’s emotions — his first game with22 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

Campbell against a program he helpedlaunch in the city where he spent his entireNFL career — will be high on that lastSaturday of August this year.“I might hit somebody,” Minter saysexcitedly, fists tapping the table in frontof him. “They may have to get me off thesidelines or give me a helmet. Even put mein the press box. I’m going to be excited …it’ll be a big game for us. It’s going to be abit surreal for me on the other sideline, butI’m looking forward to it. It’s a day whereCampbell can come out against a biggerprogram and set the tone for things tocome. It’s going to be a huge opportunityfor us.”Minter says he’s happy with the way thingshave turned out, and he can think of nobetter place to be than Campbell. Fromthe time he was first considered for the job,to the official announcement all the waythrough Signing Day, Minter says he’s beenwelcomed to Buies Creek with open arms.“Campbell pride is just unbelievable,” hesays. “Everything I’ve needed since I gothere, I’ve had. And if it wasn’t there, theygot it for me. The support here is great, andthe enthusiasm is even better. Combine allthat together, and you have the winningingredients.”While his focus will be on football inNorth Carolina, Minter will keep one eyeon Nebraska this year as his son finisheshis high school career in Lincoln. MichaelMinter Jr., who’s rushed for 2,763 yards and32 touchdowns in his sophomore and juniorseasons, is already a highly touted recruitwho, like his dad, hopes to one day play atNebraska. Younger brother Isaiah Minterwill be a junior on the high school footballteam next year.Mike Minter says he’s enjoyed goingthrough the recruitment process with hissons, and he’s excited about their futures.His advice to them?“Have fun. That’s what’s most important,”he says. “Go where your gut tells you togo. You’ll know … if you go with your gut,you’ll be fine.“And you never know. Maybe their gut willsay Campbell,” he adds with a smile.2013 RECRUITSCampbell head football coach Mike Minter announced the Camels' 2013 recruiting class inFebruary. “There are a lot of great football players in this group,” says Minter. “I'm really excitedbecause we got the No. 1 guy that we wanted at every position we targeted. I'm just ecstatic thatwe were able to get the caliber of guys that we got in here for our first recruiting class.”Blake Aaron (6-2, 270) OffensiveLineman, Middle Creek HS (Apex). Namedsecond team all-conference as a senior in2012. Earned the Middle Creek TrenchesAward as a senior.Chris Beaty (6-0, 180) DefensiveBack, North Cabarras HS (Kannapolis).Posted 28 catches, 418 yards and 5touchdowns in 2012. Born in Lawton, Okla.(Mike Minter’s hometown).Ryan Dowell (6-6, 300) OffensiveLine, Middle Creek HS (Apex). Named firstteam all-conference as a senior in 2012.Darren Flowers (6-1, 210)Linebacker, Oscar Smith HS (Va.). Letteredfour seasons at nationally-ranked OscarSmith High. Collected all-district, all-regionand all-Tidewater accolades. Named VirginiaPreps All-State and South District Player ofthe Year.Andrew Franklin (6-4, 290)Offensive Line, Enka HS (Enka, N.C.).Twice named to the Best of the West N.C.squad. A two-time All-Mountain AthleticConference performer and 2012 NC/SCShrine Bowl participant.Keith Goss (6-0, 215) Running Back,A.C. Flora HS (Columbia, S.C.). Namedto the South Carolina North-South All-Stargame as a linebacker. Rushed 96 times for836 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior andrecorded 102 tackles and 5 sacks on defense.Mark Greico (6-5, 250) DefensiveLine, Gilbert HS (S.C.). Named all-areaas a defensive end and collected all-regionhonorable mention as a senior. Combinedfor 86 tackles, 3 sacks and an interceptionreturned for a touchdown as a senior.Brian Hudson (6-3, 220)Quarterback, Brook Point HS (Va.) andLiberty University. Played in 11 gamesin 2012 for Liberty, making two starts atquarterback…Passed for 498 yards and fourtouchdowns, completing 39-of-67 passeswith an interception. Threw for 2,200 yardsand 23 touchdowns as a high school senior.Josh Hutto (6-4, 280), Offensive Line,Hanover HS (Va.). Named first team alldistrictand second team all-region as a juniorand a senior.J’Wan Lewis (6-0, 175), DefensiveBack, Bunn HS. Posted 65 tackles, 3interceptions and 11 pass breakups as asenior.Tony McWhite (5-11, 185), DefensiveBack, Keenan HS (S.C.). Named first teamall-region in 2011 and 2012.David Salmon (6-2, 190)Quarterback, Middle Creek HS (Apex).Passed for 3,303 yards and a school-record36 touchdowns as a senior, adding 157 yardsrushing and six scores on the ground. Passedfor 6,194 yards and 61 touchdowns on 433completions in two varsity seasons.Trevor Sheets (6-4, 255) OffensiveLine, Providence HS (Charlotte). NamedProvidence High School's 2012 MostValuable Offensive Lineman.Bryce Thompson (5-10, 190),Kicker, Providence HS (Charlotte) andTowson. Converted 47-of-50 PATs as a seniorand 12-of-17 field goal attempts. Placed 75percent of kickoffs in the end zone.Tre Webster (5-11, 175), DefensiveBack, Science Hill HS (Tenn.). Voted secondteamall-conference as a senior in his onlyseason of high school football.Sheldon Williams (6-7, 255) TightEnd, First Assembly Christian (Concord).A North Carolina Shrine Bowl selection.Named to the Blue Grey National All-StarClassic. Posted 37 receptions for 935 yardsand 11 touchdowns as a junior.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 23

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Meet CarlThe Man Behind the scenes(and yes, that's really Brett Favre)The list of A-list sports stars andcelebrities Carl Heinemann (’87)has worked with over the yearsis so vast and so impressive, listing just afew of them doesn’t do it justice.But we’ll do it anyway: Kobe Bryant. TigerWoods. Dan Marino. Brett Favre. JustinTimberlake. Carrie Underwood. Jewel.When the spotlight is shining on thosestars, Heinemann is usually the manmaking sure that lighting is perfect. Forthat reason, he's not the kind of "star"you'd instantly recognize on the street.But for the past 30-plus years,Heinemann has made a name for himselfas a producer, videographer and evenstoryteller for big-time productions likeESPN and NFL Films, to name a few. Awinner of two regional Emmy Awards,he picked up his first national Emmy in2012 for a feature that aired on ESPN2telling the story of Conner and CaydenLong, Tennessee brothers whose loveof sports and dedication to each othertouched a nation.In early February, Heinemann was inNew Orleans shooting his fourth SuperBowl for NFL Films. Two days beforethe big game — while walking alonga crowded Canal Street holding a cellphone — Heinemann took time to chatwith Campbell Magazine about SuperBowls, celebrities, his Campbell days andgetting started in the business.Q: You're talking to us fromdowntown New Orleans justdays away from the biggestsporting event on the planet... tell us why you're there andwhat you're doing?For each Super Bowl, NFL Films fliesin several photographers like myself forthis game. NFL Films, to me, is like theupper echelon of sports television, andit was always a dream of mine to workin sports and work for them. WhenNFL Films asks you to work for them,you’re honored.As for what I’m doing, I don’t exactlyknow yet. I’m a cameraman, a directorof photography by trade, and I won’tget my assignments until just beforethe game. There will be probably 45cinematographers and cameramenin town for this game, and everyonewill have a different assignment. Oneperson’s sole job may be to get the cointoss … another’s will be to simply filmthe AFC Team or follow a certain aspectof the game.They even have four guys each at a cornerof the field, and their jobs are to get theMVP as he’s coming off the field and filmhim saying, “I’m going to Disney World!”By no means am I one of the top guysdoing this. But I’m honored to be doingit. When you wear the NFL Filmscredential at these games, there’s instantrespect.Q: What's your Super Bowlhistory? How many have youworked?This is my fourth. A couple of yearsback in Miami, I remember when[NFL Films founder, the late] SteveSabol addressed all of us before thegame, and he told all of us working thegame, “You’ll go out there today, andyou might not get anything. But someof you … you’ll get that fog rolling inor the perfect shot of the ball comingthrough the fog on a long touchdown.Some of you will get that signifyingmoment. Just that one moment. That’sall we need from you."I’ve done what I do for a lot of yearsnow, and I’ve met a lot of celebrities,sports stars and even presidents overthe years. I don’t really get awestruck.But when Steve Sabol spoke to us, Iwas awestruck.Q: Have you ever captured that'signifying moment' in an NFLgame?In 2000, I was covering the AFCPlayoffs for ESPN, and I was part ofthe Tennessee Titans-Buffalo Bills crewfor the famous “Music City Miracle”game. [Editor’s Note: The Music CityMiracle ended on a wild 80-yardkickoff return after a backwardswww.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 25

camera … the best cameramen and directorsare generally laid back and don’t get toocaught up in the accolades.My wife did post a picture of the awardon Facebook. That was the extent of mybragging, I suppose.Q: Of the athletes and celebritiesyou've worked with, who has stuckwith you and made the biggestimpression on you?I was a fan of many of the athletes I’ve workedwith, so meeting people like Wayne Gretzkyand Dan Marino or Tiger Woods and JackNicklaus … it’s pretty darn cool. I lived inMiami for 10 years and went to high schoolthere, so meeting Marino was a big moment.You can’t make a big deal out of it becauseyou’re a professional, and in the end, we allput our pants on the same, but it’s cool.A few weeks back, I was in Oxford, Miss.,shooting an Ole Miss-Kentucky basketballgame to get the footage they use duringthe telecast like the outside of the arena orperspectives TV cameras don’t get. I was onthe court during the shoot-around, and therewas a man next to me with a hat on and aratty coat. He looked at me, nodded at meand we said “hello.” Then it occurred to me… wow, that’s Morgan Freeman. I work withathletes and musicians a lot, but I don’t see alot of movie stars. I mean, that’s the guy whoplays God [in the film “Bruce Almighty"].Q: Can you tell us about your timeat Campbell University and whatgot you started in the business?I transferred to Campbell and went there forabout three-and-a-half years before graduatingin '87. I wasn’t the most studious person, butI got through.I was in communications studies with[current Campbell Sports InformationDirector] Stan Cole, and everything in ourTV classes came out of a book since we didn’thave a studio or equipment on campus.Stan and I both played tennis and competedagainst each other in that and when we bothwrote for The Campbell Times.By the time I was a junior, I did everythingI could to get an internship in television.And luckily, I had a great uncle who for30-plus years worked in TV in New YorkCity. I called him that year and said, “Hey,we share the same last name, and you’re mydad’s uncle, so can I get an internship?” Hegot me in touch with someone at NBC, andso I worked in Manhattan for three monthsin 1986. I worked in the unit productiondepartment booking big events, which gaveme the opportunity to hang out on the setswith guys like Bob Costas, Marv Albert andDavid Letterman.Here I am, this college kid hanging out withthese guys having cocktails at Hurley’s andmeeting Tom Hanks and Paul Shaffer.My career came full circle recently whenI was asked to work the NBA playoffs forTNT with Albert, and then I worked forReal Sports on HBO with Costas. Neitherremembered me, but I told them both aboutmy summer in New York. So don’t forget …the person you meet tomorrow may be thesame person you’re working for 20 years later.It’s good advice to never burn bridges.Campbell University was very good forme. It got me where I needed to go. AndI’d be willing to talk with any Campbellstudent today who’s looking for advice in thisprofession.Visit www.cmheinemann.comReba McEntireKobe BryantPatric Hornqvistwww.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 27

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Ian Scott was 18 and found himself, of all places, at a small rural airportnear Clinton, North Carolina, on Sept. 11, 2001. O Upon hearingabout the attacks on the United States — three passenger jets hijackedand crashed into New York City’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon inWashington, D.C., and a fourth jet (bound for the nation’s capital) crashedinto a field in Pennsylvania — Scott hurried to his hotel room and like justabout every American that day, parked himself in front of a television and,horrified, watched it all unfold. O “I remember sitting there thinking, ‘Well… here we go,’” recalled the Sanford native, who turns 30 this March. Withindays, Scott was training with the U.S. Military — which he joined earlier thatBY BILLY LIGGETTyear — and preparing for war. O By 2003, he was on the first wave of theU.S. invasion of Iraq. A decade later, Scott is on the first wave again. O Thistime, he’s among the few dozen students at Campbell University enrolled in theCollege of Arts and Sciences’ new homeland security major. The junior wants acareer working for the federal government, and he thinks courses on domesticcounterterrorism, protecting critical infrastructure, border security and responseto catastrophic events will give him the upper hand, as still a relatively smallnumber of four-year universities in the U.S. offer homeland security as a fulldegree. In fact, Campbell is the only four-year school in North Carolina to do so.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 29

"Homeland security’ wasn’ta big part of the Americanlexicon prior to 9/11. Today,Campbell University’s newestmajor is training students forcareers in this still-new,ever-growing field."Scott is older than many of hisclassmates, many of whom werein elementary school whenthe towers fell in 2001.He says his experience inthe military — seeing theenemy firsthand — provideshim a unique perspective onthe field.“I’ve seen it. I’ve reached outand touched it. I’ve been to Iraq,Turkey and other countries wherethis is all very real,” Scott said. “Iwant to use my experience in the realworld. Campbell is helping me do that.”OThere’s good reason the topic of Sept. 11comes up so often in discussions abouthomeland security and even the decision tointroduce it as an area of study at CampbellUniversity.The words “homeland security” were barelyin our vocabulary before that day. Just overa year after 9/11, President George W. Bushsigned the Homeland Security Act, whichcreated the U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity and the new cabinet-level positionof Secretary of Homeland Security. It wasthe country’s largest federal governmentreorganization since 1947, just after WorldWar II.David Gray was living in Washington, D.C.,and working for the government on Sept.11, 2001. One of his neighbors — a manwith a wife and children — was killed whena jet flew into the Pentagon that day. Beingnear that particular “ground zero” on such ahistorical day had an impact on Gray, who’dspent his career in the U.S. Air Force andworking for several government agencies,including the CIA.“It was a pretty intense time,” said Gray, whorecalled driving by the Pentagon while itwas still smoking shortly after the attack. “Iremember everybody working in governmentand on the Hill … they were wound uppretty tight. I’ll never forget it.”Modest when asked about it, Gray doesn’tgo into much detail about his career. But hisresumé is impressive.A specialist in international and nationalsecurity affairs, Gray’s areas of expertiseinclude security and strategic studies (bothnational and international), security policies,strategic and operational intelligence,political violence and insurgencies andinternational terrorism … to name just a few.His work has taken him to the Middle Eastand around the world, including various partsof Europe, Asia and Africa. He’s worked withgovernments, businesses, law enforcementagencies and intelligence organizations inseveral countries.30 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

Gray has also taught courses in internationalsecurity studies for the past 30 years atUNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Wilmington, theUniversity of Colorado, the University ofDenver and Norwich University, a militarycollege in Vermont.He came to Campbell in the fall of 2011 tohelp kick-start the University’s new homelandsecurity concentration, a part of the Collegeof Arts and Sciences’ criminal justice degree.Beginning this fall, “homeland security” atCampbell will beits own degree, andCampbell will bethe only school inNorth Carolina tooffer the four-yearprogram.“I think it’s agood program …a robust program,and we’re stilldevelopingit,” said Gray.“It’s a terrificopportunity forstudents whoare interestedin a career inthe federalgovernment,whether it’s theDEA, the ATFor the FBI.We’re preparingstudents forthose jobs, andnot just on thefederal level,but the stateand local levelsas well.”In order for students to earn their bachelorof science degree in homeland security, theymust complete seven courses — National andInternational Security, Homeland Security,Emergency Preparedness and Response,Critical Infrastructure Protection, Terrorism,Intelligence and National Security, andInteragency Operations — plus an internshipand senior seminar in homeland security,two courses in their concentration (terrorismor intelligence), basic courses and a foreignlanguage through the 201 level.Gray said it’s important to note thecurriculum is based on the national strategyfor homeland security and the HomelandSecurity and Defense Education ConsortiumAssociation.“The courses we offer aren’t the result ofsomeone just falling out of bed and sayingthey want to teach a class on terrorism,” Grayjoked. “They’re benchmarked on national andhomeland security standards.”And they’re taught by a man who’s seen it all.Been there, done that.MEET DAVID GRAYDavid Gray joinedCampbell University’sfaculty in the fall of2011 after a careerin the U.S. AirForce and severalgovernment agencies,including the CIA.Gray specializes ininternational andnational security affairs, and his expertiseincludes U.S. and international security andstrategic studies, current global security issues,U.S. foreign and national security policyformulation and strategic and operationalintelligence, political violence and insurgency,international terrorism and internationalweapons proliferation.He has extensive experience in the nationaland international security and intelligenceLast year, Gray traveled toJordan to visit the King Abdullah II SpecialOperations Training Center to discuss“strategic security issues” with the center’sofficers and members of the Jordanian ArmedForces. Talks of a future Study Abroadprogram in Jordan even surfaced.“It’s important for the students that theirfaculty have experience in the real world,”Gray said. “A professor with that experienceis in better position to help, advise andcounsel them. There’s no doubt the studentsappreciate real-world experience. No doubtin my mind.”OHomeland security began as a concentrationfor criminal justice majors in 2010. Itspopularity grew faster than some expected;and according to Gray, making it a majorbeginning this fall was the next obvious step.The announcement was good news toStephen Budd, a Jacksonville junior, whotransferred to Campbell during his freshmanyear as a criminal justice major. Budd saidhe’s enjoyed the criminal justice curriculum,but he wanted something that would givehim a better shotfor a careercommunities and had completed assignmentsfor the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy,Homeland Security, Justice and States; aswell as the United Nations, Congress and theNational Intelligence Council.He has also worked in the Middle Eastand has served in a number of overseasassignments in various parts of Europe, Asiaand Africa; and has worked with severaldefense, corporate, law enforcement, securityand intelligence organizations and servicesworldwide.In addition, Gray has taught graduate andundergraduate courses for more than a dozenuniversities. He’s also a much-sought-afterspeaker and has published extensively onnational and international security topics withspecial emphasis on international terrorismand strategic intelligence.in federalgovernment.“If I handmy transcriptto a potentialemployer, andthey see thecourses I tookin homelandsecurity thatdealt withterrorismand criticalinfrastructureprotection, Ithink that favorsme in termsof landing thatfederal job,” saidBudd, whose fatheris a former Marinewho works withfederal agencies. “Ahomeland securitydegree will give me abetter opportunity tobe where I see myself ending up in the longrun.”Angier senior Josh Kinney’s story mirrorsBudd’s.A criminal justice major who landed aninternship with the Harnett County Sheriff’sOffice last summer, Kinney said he wants tobegin his career in local law enforcement andeventually work his way to the federal level.“Understanding insurgencies and whatmotivates terrorists, preparing for a disasteror an attack … it’s all very eye-opening andinteresting,” Kinney said. “When I startedwww.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 31

Domestic Counterterrorism. Border Security. Intelligenceand Warning. Critical Infrastructure. Catastrophic Threats.Titles of recent Michael Bay movies, or some of the courses in Campbell University’s new Homeland Security major? If youguessed the latter, you’re correct. Campbell University is now the only college or university in North Carolina to offer a four-yearundergraduate program in the field. The program draws from the areas of criminal justice, ITS, social science and accounting.The courses making up the major relate to the critical mission areas identified in The National Strategy for Homeland Security.out as a criminal justice major, I quicklyrealized my chances were better if I wereto become an expert in a certain field.Homeland security has always interested me… especially since 9/11.”According to Gray, career options in thehomeland security field — whether it’s at thelocal or state level, national or internationallevel or even the corporate level — continueto grow.“And I don’t think it’s topped out,” he said. “Ithink we’ll continue to see growth for yearsto come.”And 10 years from now, Blaine Rhyne, ajunior from Pittsboro, sees himself workingwith agencies that help track down terrorists… or something else that “really matters.”“I started as an exercise science major, andno offense to anybody in that program … Ijust didn’t feel like I was making a differenceby taping up an athlete’s ankle,” Rhyne said.“My grandfather was in the military for 30years, and my dad was in law enforcement allhis life. This is where I was meant to be.“I want to be a part of something like this.”Danielle Smith knew she picked the rightcareer path last March.Several students who made up the thenhomeland security concentration joinedGray on a trip to Washington, D.C. totour the Capitol, the FBI headquarters andthe ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)headquarters, where students had access toareas very few people are allowed to see.The experience was nothing short of“awesome,” according to Smith, a senior fromPennsylvania.“To be there and see these professionals doingtheir jobs firsthand, it was a great trip,” shesaid. “Not many people get that kind ofopportunity.”32 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

A Family LegacyFormer U.S. Sen. Robert Morgan (far left) ofLillington meets with President Jimmy Carter(right) on Air Force One in 1978,U.S. Sen. Robert Morgan's grandfather was there when J.A. Campbellstarted his school in 1887. Today, Morgan honors his family with a scholarship.BY BILLY LIGGETTIn 1942, Robert Morgan — the man whowould go on to become a U.S. senator —wanted to attend his hometown school,Campbell College.The son of a 1907Buies Creek Academygraduate, Morganwound up attendingwhat is now EastCarolina, because hisfamily couldn’t affordCampbell. In 2013,at the age of 87,Morgan established ascholarship for futureCampbell students so they won’t have to makethat same difficult decision in the future.“I’m very proud of my roots and very proudof Campbell University,” said Morgan, whoserved as an adjunct professor at CampbellLaw School during the late 1970s. “I hopeBuilding a Legacy at Campbellmy contribution helps future students whowant to go to Campbell. I want to supporttheir education.”Morgan’s grandfather, W.T. Morgan, islisted in University records as one of the 30“distinguished citizens” in Buies Creek whohelped persuade and supported a Baptistpreacher named J.A. Campbell to begin BuiesCreek Academy in 1887. In 1942, Morganenrolled at East Carolina for $300 a year(Campbell, he said, was $500 a semester);but while a student at ECU in the fall of1943, he was drafted and joined the Navy onhis 18th birthday. He was a Naval Academystudent in Chapel Hill for over a year, andwas on his way to fight in Japan when helearned of the first atomic bomb droppedon Hiroshima in 1945. After the war ended,he was stationed in San Francisco to helpwelcome and assist soldiers returning homefrom the Pacific.“I wasn’t but 19, and here I was an officerhelping bring home these old codgers who’dbeen over there fighting and fighting andfighting for months to years,” Morganrecalled. “I felt like a little boy compared tothese men.”returned to service in Korea in the early1950s. His political career began soon afterhe returned when friends in high places urgedhim to run for Clerk of Court. He next ranfor the North Carolina State Senate and won,becoming the president pro tempore andchairman of several key committees.He won the Democratic primary for U.S.Senate in 1974 and beat Republican WilliamStevens with 63 percent of the vote to earnthe seat that fall. He served until 1980 beforelosing a close race to Republican John East.He returned to practice law in Lillington thenext year and served as director of the N.C.State Bureau of Investigation.On his walls at Robert Morgan Law Officein downtown Lillington are several photosof the senator with presidents Lyndon B.Johnson, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter,as well as several high-ranking men from thatera. But a point of pride Morgan makes clearis that despite the many places his career hastaken him, he’s never lived more than twomiles from the farm house in Angier, wherehe was born in 1925.Creating a named scholarship at CampbellUniversity provides permanent sourcescholarship support for deserving students. An“Campbell University … even though Iendowed scholarship can be created for $25,000,didn’t go there, it’s like my home,” he said.which can be funded over a multi-year period andAfter graduating from East Carolina, Morgan “It’s very much a part of my family.”directed toward any academic program.Contact Campbell's Department of Advancementfor more information: (910) 893-1215 orcratchs@campbell.edu.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 33

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Sharing the LoveJoin campus worshipStudent-led Campus Worship servicesare held Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. inButler Chapel on the campus of CampbellUniversity. For more information, contactFaithe Beam at beam@campbell.edu.Student-led Campus Worship services aim to build a stronger campus communityBY BILLY LIGGETTFor Heather Grantham, it’s moreabout doing something for her fellowstudents than it is about any personalgain. For Joel Grobbelaar, it’s about buildinga stronger community of students.And for Cameron Hunt, it’s a hope thateveryone can find their voice when it comesto speaking to God.The new Campus Worship service meanssomething special to each of the studentswho are making it happen Sunday nightsin Butler Chapel. And each say the service’ssuccess will be measured more by the impactit has on those who attend than the numberof students who attend.“We get so caught up in the daily rushof school work and activities, and I hopethat Campus Worship will be a time for usstudents to just be still and listen to Godand feel his presence in our lives,” said juniorLauren Gannon, one of the students selectedby Campus Minister Faithe Beam to leadthe program. “Even though I am part of theleadership team, I hope to learn and growand improve my walk with God so that itreflects the Christ-like life I wish to lead.”The idea behind the creation of CampusWorship, according to Beam, was to createa worshiping community on campus andeducate students about worshiping … allwhile avoiding competition with churchesand school schedules (hence the Sundayevening start times).“We know students have a lot going on, butwe spent a lot of time asking them what’simportant to their college experience. Fromthis, we created Campus Worship,” Beamsaid. “Students yearn to worship on thiscampus or in their homes, and it is our hopeand prayer that this service will allow themthis opportunity.”The services will be led by students chosenfrom applications and interviews conductedin the fall. The heavy student involvementis what attracted Hunt, a native of Hamlet,N.C., and led him to sign up.“We have many opportunities aroundCampbell to be involved in some form ofworship, whether it’s Bible study, CampusMinistry groups or Connections,” Hunt said.“The thought of having a worship servicethat really tries to set itself apart and is ableto connect with people in a special way …that sounds like an amazing opportunity foroutreach on our campus.”Grobbelaar, of Apex, said he hopes theservices result in a “new culture of love.”“A greater sense of community, a new passionfor worshiping God, a better understandingof who Jesus is … These things have beenburning in my heart over the past year anda half,”Grobbelaar said. “And now to seethem taking on hands and feet and comingto reality? How could I do anything else butjump at the opportunity?”Beam said the students chosen to run theservices are offering a “pretty substantialcommitment” to the program, and she hopesit will equate to large gatherings. Studentslike Grantham, a sophomore majoring inreligion, meet weekly to choose the message,who’ll present it, the musicians and more.The first service on Jan. 20 drew a crowd ofapproximately 120 students and members ofthe Buies Creek community.“When you think about what Christ hasdone for us, it's easy to want to put time intosomething that may be what brings othersto him and his amazing love,” Granthamsaid. “For me, it’s not a chore or somethingthat I look at as ‘What can I gain from this?’It’s more, ‘What can we give to studentsthat is invaluable?’ (We can give) a friendconsistency and, most importantly, the loveof Christ.”www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 35

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Since she was an infant, junior Kaylin Yost has faced onehardship after another. But that hasn’t stopped her frombecoming one of the top golfers in the Big South conference.During her second golf tournamentthis season, Kaylin Yost, a junioron Campbell University’s women’sgolf team, shot an 81 in the second round.She had scored a 75 in the first round on the72-par Fazio Course at the Red Sky Ranchand Golf Club in Wolcott, Col. So hittingan 81 in a round? Not good.Her parents couldn’t make the trip to watchher compete at the Golfweek ConferenceChampionship that September, so she calledthem after her second round. For about anhour and a half, she sobbed over the phoneto her father, Tom.She told him: “I played poorly.” “I let myteam down.” “I let myself down.”Her father listened. Then he told her:“You’ve always been a fighter. Keepfighting.”The next day Yost shot the lowest score ofthe final round — a 67 — matching hercollegiate low and helping the FightingCamels finish fourth in the 18-teamtournament.That turnaround, Yost says, is the perfectexample of how her parents have taughther how to approach golf and life: “Nevergive up, because the next day can always bebetter.”Her parents have been telling her that sinceshe can remember.38 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

Yost was born with dislocated hips. Doctorstold her parents that she would never beable to walk. As an infant, she underwenttwo major surgeries and spent the first 16months of her life in a full-body cast. Whenshe was 2, she lost nearly all of her hearing.Doctors still don’t know why.Meet the women’s golf teamBut, as her parents have told her, miraclesdo happen. Yost eventually did learn towalk. And today, she’s the reigning 2012Big South Women’s Golfer of the Year anda key member of a deep Camels squad thathas been ranked as high as No. 17 in thenation this season.“Kaylin has always had to deal with thingsthat other people haven’t had to deal with,”says John Crooks, coach of the men’s andwomen’s golf programs at Campbell. “Andshe has been able to succeed in spite ofthose things.”Yost took up golf when she was 9,following in the footsteps of hergrandfather, father and brother. She likedthe challenge of trying to beat them,especially her brother, Alex. “I think thatmade me competitive,” she says.When she was in the sixth grade, Yostbegan playing on the varsity team atHeritage High School in Palm Bay, Fla.,putting her in a position to gain experiencecompeting against higher-level players at ayoung age. But it was only when she was asenior that she realized she might be goodenough to play in college. She had hit around of 65 at a local tournament andbeaten competitors for the first time whohad routinely beaten her before. “That wasthe moment when I said, ‘OK, I might bepretty good,’” she says.It was also her senior year when Crooksspotted her playing in a local tournamentin Florida. “At the high-school level, youlook for what this person can do thatothers can’t. Can she hit further? Does shehave good fundamentals? Kaylin was aperson who fit those criteria,” says Crooks,who has the second most tournamentcoaching victories among active coaches inNCAA Division 1.Yost chose to attend Campbell becauseof Crooks and the solid program he hadbuilt. Campbell was also a small Christianschool, she says, and she needed to be at aplace where she would have smaller classes.Because of her hearing impairment, Yostwears hearing aids, which can presentJohn Crooks says he has coached a lot of goodwomen’s golf teams at Campbell University.But he doesn’t think he has ever had as manygood players on one team than he does thisseason. The women’s golf team ended the2012 fall season ranked No. 26 in the nation– the program’s highest ever ranking at theend of the fall season. The squad had beenranked as high as No. 17 earlier in the year.“There are nine players, and any one of themhas been the best one on the team on anyparticular day,” says Crooks, who has coachedthe women’s golf team at Campbell since1991.Through mid-February, four differentgolfers at Campbell had been named theBig South Women’s Golfer of the Week:sophomore Brooke Bellomy, the 2012 BigSouth Freshman of the Year; junior Maria JoseBenavides; senior Teresa Urquizu; and juniorKaylin Yost, the 2012 Big South Women’schallenges in the classroom. She doesn’thear everything, and she writes like shehears, meaning she often leaves out wordsor misspells them when she’s taking notes orcompleting assignments.“Some people will tell me that I have adisability, but my hearing impairment issomething that God has given me,” saysGolfer of the Year. No other school in theleague has had more than one golfer receivethe honor.At one point during the season, six Campbellgolfers were also ranked in the Top 200 ofGolfstat Cup’s national ratings: Bellomy,Benavides, Urquizu, Yost and sophomoreLisbeth Brooks and freshman Tahnia Ravnjak.“We have some incredible talent on thisteam,” Crooks says. “History will tell us justhow good this team can be.”ONLINE ONLY: John Crooks talks about hiscoaching philosophy, each of the nine playerson the team, and the depth of this year’ssquad in a Q&A. Kaylin Yost also answersquestions about her team, her favorite golfcourses and her favorite Campbell memories.Visit wearecampbell.tumblr.com and search for“women’s golf.”Yost, who sits on the first row of everyclass and was named to the Big SouthAll-Academic team last season. “I’ve beenwearing hearing aids all my life, and myfamily looks at them as a huge advantage.”That advantage especially comes throughon the golf course, Yost says. Before everyswing or putt, she turns off her hearingwww.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 39

aids. This helps her focus and tune outdistractions. “I’ve been doing it for so longthat I don’t remember when I started doingit,” she says.Yost hopes this spring that she canhelp her team to the NCAA Division 1Championships, which will be held May21-24. To do that, they must finish in theTop 8 at the regionals held May 9-11. Theprogram finished 10th at regionals last year.After she graduates next spring, Yost plansto return to Florida, start playing in smalltournaments and try to earn a spot on theFutures Tour — and eventually play herway on to the LPGA Tour. She might eventry to land a spot on "The Big Break," GolfChannel’s reality TV show that awardsplayers tour exemptions. If playing at ahigher level doesn’t work out, she hopes tostay involved in the game somehow, perhapsworking for a golf company. “It wasn’t untilI came to Campbell and played for CoachCrooks that I realized how much I enjoyand love the game of golf, and how muchI want it to always be part of my life," saysYost, a communication studies major. “It ismy passion.”Realizing that wasn’t immediate, though.During her first semester at Campbell, Yost“Life isn’t always going to bewhat you want it to be. Butif you work hard and lookon the brighter side, thingswill work out for the better.”thought she and Crooks might not be a goodfit for each other as player and coach. Yostsays she was “so optimistic” that when she’dhit an 81 in a round as a freshman, she’dshrug it off and say, “It’s OK.” Crooks wouldtell her, “Look, an 81 isn’t going to cut it.”Yost spent her winter break her freshmanyear contemplating leaving Campbell.Then she and Crooks sat down for a longconversation. Crooks didn’t want Yost tolose her optimism, he told her, but a littlerealism when it was needed wouldn’t hurteither. They both had the same goal, he said,for Yost to become the best player and thebest person that she could be. Sometimesthat means admitting “something isn’tworking out and figuring out a way to dosomething better,” Crooks told her.Yost realized, she says, that Crooks “was notthere to go against me but there to help me.”Her game went on to blossom. She wasnamed to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team, and the following seasonwas named the 2012 Big South ConferencePlayer of the Year and Campbell’s FemaleAthlete of the Year.“Life isn’t always going to be what you wantit to be,” Yost says. “But if you work hardand look on the brighter side, things willwork out for the better.”40 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

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Men’s SportsCourtesy of Campbell AthleticsPhotos by Bennett ScarboroughBasketballWhite named AcademicAll-AmericanCampbell University senior guard DarrenWhite was named to the Academic All-America Men's Basketball Division I thirdteam by the College Sports InformationDirectors of America in February.A native of Danville, Va., White owns a3.66 grade-point average as an informationtechnology and security major. In 2012 heearned a place on the Big South Conferencepresidential honor roll as well as a spot on theNABC Honors Court.White was one of 15 players named to threeAcademic All-America teams among the 347Division I schools. He was a first-team preseasonall-conference selection by Big Southhead coaches.He was also named Big South pre-seasonplayer of the year and pre-season Mid-MajorAll-America.White owned the seventh-highest scoringaverage (21.8) in the nation on Jan. 5 whenhe suffered a season-ending knee injurylate in the second half of Campbell's tripleovertimevictory against Gardner-Webb.Track & FieldJunior named MVPof Big South IndoorChampionshipsJunior Jayshawn Campbell captured both the200 and 400 meter dash titles on the way toMost Outstanding Track Performer at the BigSouth Indoor Championships in Winston-Salem in February.Campbell, a native of Fayetteville, ran apersonal best time of 21.85 seconds to winthe men's 200-meter dash, and ran a 49.91 toclaim the crown in the 400-meter dash. Heentered the meet with the conference's sixthfastesttime in the 200 and eighth-fastest inthe 400.The men's track team as a whole finishedseventh overall, while the women's teamtook fifth. The teams combined to win goldin four events, silver in four events, andone bronze metal over the two-day event,including three gold medals, three silvers andone bronze medal on Day 2.BaseballFelton enters '13 as pre-seasonAll-AmericanStar Campbell second baseman MichaelFelton was named a pre-season All-Americanby three different baseball organizationsheading into 2013.Felton, who hit .424 in 2012 and setCampbell and Big South records for hits(103), was named a first-team PreseasonAll-American by the National CollegiateBaseball Writers Association and asecond-team Preseason All-American bycollegebaseballinsider.com and College SportsMadness. He was also named the Big SouthConference's Preseason Co-Player of the Year.Felton and the Camels opened the 2013season in their newly renovated home, JimPerry Stadium, with an 8-2 win over EasternMichigan. They finished their Februaryschedule on a tear, entering March with an8-1 record. Campbell's biggest February winwas a 9-3 triumph over ACC rival Duke inDurham.Danny Poyner Jr. @dwpoyner: Shout out to fellow @Campbelledu alum@bradfritsch just a couple strokes behind Tiger. #pgatour” #fb42 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

athletic NotesWomen’s SportsCourtesy of Campbell AthleticsPhotos by Bennett ScarboroughVolleyballNew head coach tasked withturning program aroundGreg Goral has experiencewith helping turn volleyballprograms around as anassistant coach at MoreheadState, Auburn, EasternWashington, Gonzaga andRhode Island.Now Goral has been picked to makeCampbell University's volleyball program awinner. Goral, who helped lead MoreheadState to a 121-42 overall record in fiveseasons and an appearance in the NCAAVolleyball Tournament in 2011, was namedCampbell's new head coach in December."Greg has coached, recruited and been a partof four conference championship teams atMorehead State," Campbell Athletic DirectorBob Roller said. "I am confident that he willbring this winning attitude to our team."Prior to the 2012 season at Morehead, Goralwas promoted to associate head coach afterfour seasons as an assistant."Campbell provides me with a greatopportunity as a head coach to help changethis program's identity," said Goral. "Thereis great potential with the Camels and oneof my goals is to make this one of the topprograms in the Big South Conference on anannual basis."In January, Goral named Ashley Weers andAdrienne Delph as his assistant coaches.Weers was a four-year standout for Campbellin 2006-09 and was an assistant from 2010-12, while Delph brings 20 years of experienceto the staff.SwimmingWarne wins conference titlein 1,650 freestyleKylie Warne claimed the1,650 free conference titlewith a school-record timeto lead Campbell at theCoastal Collegiate SwimmingAssociation Championshipsat Gabrielsen Natatorium atthe University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.Warne, a junior from Lethbridge, Ontario,posted a Campbell record time of 16:51.53on the meet's final day to claim her firstconference championship. Warne also earnedall-conference honors in the 400 IM.SoccerFormer Campbell standoutnamed to Finland squadFormer Campbell Universitywomen's soccer standoutPirjo Leppikangas was namedto the Finland squad that willcompete for the EuropeanCyprus Cup this spring. TheCyprus Cup is used by mostnational teams as the final preparation for theEuropean Championships held in Swedenthis July.Leppikangas finished her career at Campbellas a first-team Big South Conference selectionand was named to the BSC All-Tournamentteam."In my opinion Pirjo is one of the all-timebest players that has ever put on a CampbellUniversity shirt," Campbell head soccercoach Todd Clark said. "I am humbled bysome of those I have had the pleasure ofworking with over the last 20-some years,but she is clearly the most dominant. Shedeserves this honor and opportunity, and ourprogram is rooting for her."www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 43

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Escape the MundaneAlumna launches project highlighting travel, food, good storytellingBY BILLY LIGGETTWith the production of everyEscapelicious episode, says anexcited Elaine Lee ('06) in theNew Year video posted for fans of her latestventure, “I’m getting closer to my dream oftravelling the world.”That dream has taken Lee a long way already.The Maylasian-born graduate of CampbellUniversity is set to launch online episodesof Escapelicious, a cooking program that’sjust as much about storytelling and learningnew cultures as it is the food. The brainchildof Lee and fellow Campbell alumnus WeeWan, Escapelicious sends Lee to the homesand kitchens of some of New York City’s bestchefs to not only learn the secrets to their bestdishes, but also about their homeland and thestories that brought them to the United States.“It’s creating an escape from the mundaneand an exploration of what life is like outsideof our own world,” said Lee, explaining thegenesis for the name Escapelicious. “Eachepisode is a little escape for me. Food plays abig part in every culture. Cooking is just thevehicle to learn about these cultures.”Lee knows a lot about learning newcultures. She was introduced to life in theU.S. in 2005 when she transferred fromCampbell University’s program at TunkuAbdul Rahman College in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, to the school’s Buies Creek campusto study communications and broadcasting.At Campbell, she took several televisionproduction courses and became affiliatedwith the Council for Christian Colleges andUniversities and its film study program in LosAngeles for a semester.“Since I was little, I’ve wanted to pursue acareer in filmmaking, and I viewed Campbellas my door to explore and pursue my dream,”Lee said.But in order to stay in the states and worktoward her goals, Lee needed a paying jobright out of school. Upon graduation, shewent to work for a New York-based advertisingElaine Lee ('06) has shot episodes of her new online show, "Escapelicious," with chefs from aroundthe world all in the confines of her new home, New York City. Lee will begin airing the episodes this year.agency focused on the Asian-Americanmarket. It was there she met Wan, a Campbellgraduate and producer of “Better Body andSoul,” which airs on Asian-American networksin New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.Wan convinced Lee to stick with advertisingbut spend her free time pursuing her dream.“He told me, ‘I know you love the lifestylehere and pursuing the American dream,’” Leesaid. “He talked some sense into me and toldme to use the skills I have, my filmmakingbackground and my equipment to get started.Start small, and with hard work and effort,anything’s possible. That’s the beauty ofAmerica.”Though she comes off as a natural, Lee hadnever been in front of the camera, but sheand Wan agreed she needed to be the face ofEscapelicious for it to truly be her project.Before Lee knew it, she was travelling theworld inside the comfy confines of New YorkCity, filming episodes with chefs from Jamaica,Italy and places in between.“Sometimes the best way to do things is to justdo them. Don’t overthink it,” Lee said. “I havea tendency to overthink things, but I knownothing is ever perfect. And if you mess up,you just tweak it on the way.”With a handful of episodes down and a fewmore to go, Lee said her site, escapelicious.com, will begin airing the full episodes laterthis year. Her goal is to launch it all online firstthen pursue sponsors and any networks thatmay be interested in picking up the show orher idea.In five years, Lee, who’s 27, sees herself eitherdoing her own show (think “No Reservations”with Anthony Bourdain) or running her ownventure that utilizes her talents and lives up toher lofty goals.“I have big ideas … some I’m not ready toshare just yet,” Lee said with a laugh. “I justwant to explore and keep learning. Keepimproving myself. More than anything, I wantto help others like me and set them on theright path to follow their dreams.”www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 45

Campbell UniversityCelebrating 125 years of faith, learning, and serviceThis full-color commemorative anniversarybook documents Campbell’s journey — fromits earliest days as a one-room school houseto becoming a leading institution of highereducation in North Carolina. The narrativeincludes featured anecdotes, photographs andartifacts that detail the trials and triumphs of theBuies Creek-based school.Order your piece of Campbell history todayfor $25 at campbell.bncollege.com46 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

alumni Class NotesCalling all alumni!Send us your photos by emailto liggettb@campbell.eduand please include your name,graduation year and otherbasic information. We'llsee you in the next edition!’66George “Jerry”Oliver (’66 BS),a Smith MooreLeatherwood attorney, was namedby North Carolina Super LawyersMagazine as a top attorney in2013 for his work in employmentand labor law. Fewer than 5percent of attorneys in the stateare selected to the exclusive list of“Super Lawyers.”____________________Joseph Felder (‘11) offersencouragement to a bomb-sniffing dog,Kandy, during a briefing for an earlymorning raid in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2009.Spc. Felder was then a medic with theU.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. He’scurrently a PA student at Idaho State.Photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick’74Celeste ParkerFreeman (’74BS) will retire inMay after teaching kindergartenand first grade for 36 years. Shelives in Aztec, N.M., with herhusband Mark.____________________’82Ashley H. Story(’82 JD) joinedthe CampbellLaw School Board of Visitors.He is the managing partner ofthe Raleigh office of TroutmanSanders. His practice focuses onthe development, construction,permitting, acquisition and sale ofretail, industrial and office property.____________________’89Gerald FranklinHemphill (’89 BA),president of GPHInsurance Agency in Richmond,Va., was the recipient of the 2012PIA Outstanding Agent of theYear award at the annual awardsceremonies of the ProfessionalInsurance Agents Associationof Virginia and the District ofColumbia. He was recognizedwith the highest honor for a careerof insurance industry. He and hiswife Lori Hemphill (’88) are inbusiness together. They have twodaughters, Ashley and Taylor.___________________’91Debby P. Futrell(’87 BS/’91PH) was namedpresident and CEO of theNorth Carolina Area L HealthEducation Center in RockyMount.___________________’92Bill Gentry (’92PH) was namedassistant deanof admissions and studentprograms at South CollegeSchool of Pharmacy inKnoxville, Tenn.___________________’93Jennifer Burch (’93PH) was electedto the Boardof International Academy ofCompounding Pharmacists.___________________’95Robert A. Sar(’95 JD) joinedthe Campbell LawSchool Board of Visitors. He isa shareholder and trial lawyerwith the national labor law firm,Ogletree Deakins.___________________’96Michael Adams(’96 PH) wasnamed assistantdean for graduate and interprofessionaleducation for theCampbell University College ofPharmacy & Health Sciences.___________________’97Melissa Johnson('97 PH) earnedcertification asan HIV pharmacist from theAmerican Academy of HIVMedicine.White & Allen attorney John C.Bircher (’97 JD) was named towww.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 47

FROM BUIES TOBROADWAYIt was just five years ago when Brad Gardner (’09), then astudent in Campbell University’s music department, was playingRhapsody in Blue in Scott Auditorium before a crowd thatincluded many of his friends and classmates.Uknown to Gardner at the time, also watching was the motherof Mary-Mitchell Campbell — a North Carolina native, Juilliardgraduate and musical director on Broadway. Campbell's motherenjoyed Gardner’s performance and told her daughter it. In notime, Gardner found himself interning for her production, "TheAddams Family," on Broadway. After his graduation in 2009,Gardner made New York City his home and since has worked forand played in several Broadway productions, including "La CageAux Folles" and "Silence! The Musical."Gardner spoke with music and theater students inside that sameScott Auditorium in February to talk about his career and tooffer advice to those considering a life in the theater. He wasjoined by twins Will and Anthony Nunziata, who performedwith Gardner in a series of shows across the U.S. this year.“What I learned at Campbell prepared me for this,” Gardnertold the students. “I never realized how much I would use theoryor sight singing … or music history. Every single class wasimportant, and I’m using what I learned on a daily basis.”North Carolina Super Lawyers2013, a listing of outstandinglawyers around the nation whohave a notable degree of peerrecognition and professionalachievement. He was recognizedin the categories of Bankruptcyand Creditor/Debtor Rights.This is the second year he hasbeen selected. He practices lawin New Bern.Attorney Anthony Biller (’97JD) with Coats and BennettPLLC, an intellectual propertylaw firm, was awarded the2013 Client Choice Award byLexology and the InternationalLaw Office.___________________’98Deandra LeighStewart (’05 BS)and Eric ScottTart (’98 BA) were united inmarriage on Dec. 9, 2012, inRobert B. and Anna GardnerButler Chapel on the campus ofCampbell University.___________________’99AmberBedenbaughBrantley ('03PH), and Mark Brantley (’99BS) announce the arrival oftheir daughter, Cecily Paige, onDec. 4, 2012. Cecily weighed7 pounds, 6 ounces and was20 inches long. Cecily waswelcomed by big brother Ian (7)and big sister Trista (3).Rob McMahan (’99 MBA/’00PH) was selected by UnitedDrugs as the company’s newpresident.Melissa CainTravis’s (’99BS) first book,How Do WeKnow God isReally There?,will be releasedby Apologia Press in April. Thisillustrated children's book isthe first in a series designed tocommunicate key Christianapologetics topics to elementaryagechildren.Carlyle Hall (’99 BA/’05 MDiv)is the new pastor of CastaliaBaptist Church in Castalia.___________________’00Jeff Morris (’00BS), who has beenteaching mathand coaching cross country inPerham, Minn., since 2002,led the cross country programto its first state title and firstnational championship. In May,Jeff will be honored at NHSCACelebrity Banquet for Coach ofthe Year for boys cross country.NHSCA recognizes the coachesof the year from 22 high schoolsports and the high schoolathletes.___________________’01Jodie RuthHurley (’01BA/’05 MBA) andWilliam Freeman were unitedin marriage on Oct. 11, 2012,at Carter’s Chapel MissionaryBaptist Church in Selma.Keith Faulkner (‘01MBA/JD) was elected to serve on theWake County Bar Associationand Tenth Judicial District Bar2013 Board of Directors. He isone of six newly-elected boardmembers.___________________’03Nancy Pardue (’03BA) was promotedto co-editorof Cary Magazine by S&ACherokee CommunicationsCompany.Robbie Byrd (’03 MDiv/ ’10DMin) is the center directorfor the Fayetteville Family LifeCenter.___________________’04Adam Petty ('04BBA) and BrittanySauls Petty ('11BS) were married at the GrandMarquise Ballroom in Garner onSept. 23, 2012.Stacey Shaw Bruton (’04 PH)and husband Jason announcedthe birth of their son, NoahPaul, on Aug. 8, 2011.Elizabeth Huff Botner (’04BS/’08 MA) earned her Doctorof Education in counselingpsychology with a minorin counselor education andsupervision from ArgosyUniversity in August 2012.___________________48 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

alumni Class NotesFriends We Will MissCenieth Catherine ElmoreOut of her element, Cenieth Elmore was aquiet, gentle presence at Campbell Universityfor 30-plus years. Behind the keys of a piano,however, she created beautiful sounds, and hermusic inspired thousands of students duringher time in Buies Creek.Elmore died in July and was buried at Perry’sChapel Baptist Church in Raleigh. She was 82.A graduate of Franklinton High School andUNC-Greensboro, Elmore earned two mastersdegrees and a PhD from UNC-Chapel HillRebecca B. Maness (’42), Jan. 24Dr. Harold B. Wells, Sr. (’00), Jan. 23Thomas B. Hunt (’02), Jan. 19Linda Towler (’69), Jan. 17Betty B. Brock (’59), Jan. 16Wilsona L. Burke (’66), Jan. 14Wade M. Stewart (’66), Jan. 14Glenn B. Coats (’68), Jan. 13William A. Johnson (’39), Jan. 13Helen A. Smith (’38), Jan. 13’05Casey Johnson(’05 PH) wasnamed 2012Community Preceptor of theYear by Campbell University’sPharmD class of 2012. Sheworks at Creech Drug Companyin Selma.Dean Andrew Dellinger (’05JD) was named a partner atDrew Eckl & Farnham. Hepractices workers’ compensationlaw and counsels businesses,Charles A. Hester (’48), Jan. 10Dr. John B. Cheatham Sr. (’71), Jan. 6Elton Edwards (’37), Jan. 5Janie M. Rogers (’56), Dec. 28Frank H. Upchurch (’77), Dec. 28Rev. Willie Shepard Jr. (’59), Dec. 19Leah E. Avery (’67), Dec. 18Gertrude P. Johnson (’49), Dec. 18Robert A. Nery, Jr. (’71), Dec. 12Dr. Albert C. Lynch (’69), Dec. 8third-party administrators,insurers and self-insurersthroughout Georgia.___________________’06DrewPhillips (’06MDiv), chaplainof the ChristianActivity Center in East St.Louis, Ill., is one of CBF’s newlyapproved field personnel. Drewwill be commissioned in June.___________________before joining the music department to teachpiano and music history at Campbell in 1963.She retired just over 30 years later, yet remainedactive in musical affairs at Campbell, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Chapel Hill and MeredithCollege. She was also president of the RaleighPiano Teachers Association and served innumerous music-related organizations.“She was one of the pillars of the musicdepartment for years,” said Campbell associateprofessor of music Richard McKee, whoreplaced Elmore in 1994. “She was highlyrespected by our students and a fine musician. Iheard her perform a few times … she was verytalented.”Nicole Byrd-Phelps, a 1990 Campbell graduatewho went on to a career as a music teacher, saidElmore was dedicated to her profession andnever missed a class. She expected that samededication from her students, Byrd-Phelps said.“I am thankful for all she did for me andfor Campbell University during her manyyears teaching there,” she said. “That was avery precious time in my life, and she was animportant part of it.”Edna S. Stephens (’66), Nov. 27Mildred M. Gruver (’52), Nov. 26Preston M. Avery (’52), Nov. 24Peggy R. Flora (’67), Nov. 19Raymond T. Courie (’59), Nov. 16Jackie L. Sistrunk (’72), Nov. 14George A. Warrick (’53), Nov. 12Cenieth C. Elmore, July 9’07Carole Courcoux-Allyn (’07 PH)announced thearrival of daughter Chloe, whowas born Dec. 6, 2012.Esther Parker (’07 MDiv)was called as the ministerof Christian education andChildren at Tabernacle BaptistChurch in Raleigh.___________________’08Christa Pace(’08 BA) andhusband Bradwelcomed a daughter, MichaelaMarie Pace, on Jan. 15.Michaela weighed 9 poundsand was 21.5 inches long.Benjamin McDonald (’08 BS)achieved certification from theNational Board for ProfessionalTeaching Standards. Ben is aseventh-grade social studiesteacher at LeRoy MartinMiddle School in Raleigh andis married to Lori (Layman)McDonald (’09).Monica Sandoval Oxendine(’08 PH) and her husbandChris announced the birth oftheir daughter, Malia ChristineOxendine, on Dec. 17, 2012.Malia weighed 8 pounds, 5ounces.Ryan Swanson (’08 PH) andKristina Swanson announcedthe adoption of Oksana HavilySwanson. Oksana was bornon May 23, 2011, and arrivedhome from Russia onOct. 11, 2012.Chad Whitley (’08 MDiv) ispastor of Poplar Springs BaptistChurch in State Road.Jacob (’08 BA/’12 MDiv) andRachel Peterson welcomed JackThomas Peterson to their familyon Dec. 29, 2012.___________________’09Sharon Ross Jones(’11 PH) andJeffrey Tingen(’09 MBA/PH) announced theirengagement and will be unitedin marriage on Oct. 19, inRidge, Md.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 49

Allison Marie Phillips (’09BS) and Jonathan MichaelBeam (’13 PH) were united inmarriage on Aug. 11, 2012, inRobert B. and Anna GardnerButler Chapel on the campus ofCampbell UniversityRicky Warren (’11 MDiv) wascalled to work at the NorthCarolina Foundation forChristian Ministries.Amanda Nichole Johnson (’09BA) and Matthew Alan Johnsonwere united in marriage on Oct.6, 2012, in Robert B. and AnnaGardner Butler Chapel on thecampus of Campbell University.___________________’11Kayla MarieFaircloth (’11BS) and MatthewJoseph Fahey (’11 BS) wereunited in marriage on June 9,2012, in Robert B. and AnnaGardner Butler Chapel on thecampus of Campbell University.Leslie Jarvis (’11 BSPS) andThomas Ivey (’11 BBA) wereengaged on New Year’s Eve.Leslie currently works as aLab Analyst but will soon bepromoted to analytical chemistat Metrics Inc. in Greenville.Thomas will enter the ArmyOfficer Candidate School inFort Benning, Ga., beginning inFebruary.___________________’12Brianne RothrockHauser (’12 BA)and Byron MichaelHauser (’12 BS) of Winston-Salem were joined in marriageon Oct. 20, 2012. They nowreside in Mebane. Brianneis an EDI project managerat LabCorp, and Byron is aclinical trials assistant II at DukeUniversity Medical Center.Lt. Sean A. Valdez (’12 PH)with Medical Service Corpswas commissioned as an officerinto the United States Navy inMay 2012. Valdez thanks hisCampbell family for helpinghim achieve his goals.Abby Whitt (’12 PH) is happyto announce her engagementto David Alan Chaney II. Thewedding is scheduled for fall2013.Phillip “Hunter” Gillespie(’12 JD) has joined the Auger& Auger firm as an associatepersonal injury attorney.Nathan (’12 MDiv) and TaraTuttle welcomed CharlotteHope Tuttle to their family onNov. 20, 2012.Campbell on Social Mediacampbell.eduCampbell University’s official website islocated at www.campbell.edu. During the lastacademic year, the site redesigned its landingpage to feature news and profiles across thesite’s main banner. Campbell also launched theofficial website for the School of OsteopathicMedicine, www.campbell.edu/cusom.• Monthly Visitors: 237,745• Monthly Page Views: 545,738TWITTER.COMThe number of followers of CampbellUniversity’s Twitter account has nearlytripled since August 2011. Over the summer,the University hired a new digital contentcoordinator to manage the account, andCampbell’s Twitter following has grownconsiderably since.• Total followers (through March 12, 2013):2,467FACEBOOK.COMThe University ramped up efforts to reachstudents, parents, faculty and staff and alumnithrough Facebook in 2011-2012, resultingin more than 2,000 additional followersto its main page, www.facebook.com/campbelluniversity.• Total “likes” (through March 12, 2013):9,544• Followers ages 25 and over: 63%TUMBLRIn August 2012, Campbell launched its firstofficial University blog using the popularsocial network, Tumblr (wearecampbell.tumblr.com). Showcasing and celebrating thepeople, programs and activities — past andpresent — that shape Campbell University,the site allows readers and followers to submittheir own memories, photos and videos.50 Spring 2013 www.campbell.edu/alumni

WHAT IS THE ANNUAL FUND?At Campbell University, the Annual Fund is made up of thousands ofindividual gifts from alumni, parents, and friends like you.ALUMNIPARENTSFRIENDSMany employers offermatching gift programsthat will double or eventriple your gift to theAnnual Fund. Checkour web-site or contactyour benefits office torequest a matchinggift formAnnual gifts areamong the mostimportant andvaluable atCampbell becausethese funds can beused where the needis greatest.EMPLOYERMATCHING GIFTHONOR ROLL OFDONORSYou will receivean acknowledgementletter containing areceipt for yourthoughtful gift. Youwill also be listed inour Honor Roll ofDonors which ispublishedannually.WHERE DOES MY GIFT “REALLY” GO?WHEN GASPRICES DOUBLED2005WHEN FEDERAL & STATEFUNDING DECREASES34%WHEN THINGSBREAK2,500After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005,fuel prices skyrocketed.The ANNUAL FUND kept fuel in ourtanks so our athletes could compete!The cost an average Campbell student paysis 34% less than the actual cost to enroll.The ANNUAL FUND helps cover the 34%difference.Over 2,500 feet of steam line has beenreplaced on the campus – most recentlyduring summer 2011.This expense wasn’t passed on to the studentsthanks to the ANNUAL FUND covering the cost.DONATE ONLINE AT CAMPBELL.EDU/GIVEFor more information or answers to your questions, please call our Annual Fund Director at 800.334.4111 ext. 1220 or910.893.1220. If you prefer to send your gift by mail, please make check payable to Campbell Universityand mail to Campbell University, Post Office Box 116, Buies Creek, NC 27506.www.campbell.edu/magazine Campbell Magazine 51

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